Democratic Ambiguity

On the Democratic side, everything seems to be basically playing out as expected. Since "as expected" involved Clinton winning bigger states than the ones Obama would win, she ought to emerge with a lead in delegates. But Obama seems to have poached Connecticut from her column and held it close in New Jersey, so the delegate count ought to remain well within reach unless Clinton pulls off some kind of blowout in California.

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